Media & Awards
Talks, conferences, podcasts, hackathon wins, and academic recognition.
Talks & Conferences
IBM Z Day 2023 — Panelist: Accelerate Your Next Level of Mainframe Skills Wizardry
Panelist at IBM Z Day global conference. Session: Accelerate Your Next Level of Mainframe Skills Wizardry with IBM Z Xplore, brought to you by Shooting Stars Foundation. 20,000+ live attendees. 2023 · Global. Watch recording →
IBM Z Day 2023 — Panelist: Innovation Unleashed — Harnessing the Power of IBM LinuxONE
Panelist at IBM Z Day global conference. Session: Innovation Unleashed — Harnessing the Power of IBM LinuxONE Community Cloud for Data Intensive Hackathon Solutions. 2023 · Global. Watch recording →
IBM Z Datathon — Panelist, Workshops & Mentoring
Panelist and workshop leader guiding 3,300+ students in setting up LinuxONE ML instances. Mentored winning hackathon teams on mainframe-based ML integration. 2023–24 · International.
AIML Community · Keynote
Keynote Speaker — "Cracking the Secret Code of Hackathons"
Keynote speaker at the AIML Community event — sharing strategies, frameworks, and lessons from winning 12 hackathons across international and national competitions.
90.8 FM Radio Manipal Jaipur
Guest Speaker — 90.8 FM Radio Manipal Jaipur
Invited guest speaker on Radio Manipal Jaipur — discussing AI, technology, and the student journey in research and competitive hackathons.
AIML Community · Speaker
Speaker — Internship Insights, AIML Community
Speaker at the AIML Community's Internship Insights session — sharing experiences from internships, research stints, and navigating industry roles as a student.
Podcasts & Media
Podcast — Singh in USA (with Harnoor Singh)
Invited guest on the Singh in USA podcast — discussing AI careers, research, and the journey from college to industry. 2025. Watch on YouTube →
Academic Honors
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🥇MUJ Wizard Programmer — Gold MedalHighest programming award at Manipal University Jaipur · B.Tech. CSE AI & ML
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🎓Tea with President AwardAwarded by the President of Manipal University Jaipur for exceptional student contributions
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🏅Student Excellence Award — 4×Received four times across academic years at Manipal University Jaipur
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📋Dean's List — 7×Seven consecutive semesters on the Dean's List · GPA 8.56/10
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💼IBM Z Student AmbassadorSelected as IBM Z Student Ambassador · Speaker at IBM Z Day globally · Promoted mainframe AI worldwide
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🎈Streamlit Student Ambassador Leader1 of 10 leaders among 216 ambassadors globally · Works directly with the Streamlit core team
Hackathon Wins — 12 wins from 17 competitions
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1st Place Overall
Dell Technologies Industry Hackathon
International — 6 wins
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SacHacks V — Best Use of IBM Z
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SacHacks IV — Best Use of IBM Z
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W3B GreenTech Challenge
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CalCodeFest
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Friday Night Firefight
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MLH Bon Hacketit
National — 2 wins
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The 418 Hackathon
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The Latest Cut
College — 3 wins
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ACM MiniHacks 3.0
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T-Hunt Hackathon
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Panacea Clone Wars
What People Say
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Head Of AI IaaS
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CEO @ DigiDxDoc | Ex-BOSCH, IBM
"Worked with Arpit, he is really determined and always keen to contribute in every aspect possible and has deep knowledge in the field of Machine Learning."
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